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what does history tell us? >> i think there is some concern about donor fatigue for a couple of reasons. one because the economy is, you know, weaker than it has been at other times. on the other hand, we saw disaster relief giving for haiti turn out to be quite strong. quite sustained for many months. so that doesn't tell the whole story. i mean i think that's part of it. in fact, perhaps some of the haiti relief giving is part of the donor fatigue. on the other hand, i think that general when americans give, the average gift has ranged between $125 and $135 per household for different disasters. so the gifts tend to be relatively small. a lot of people giving a relatively small amount. in fact the gift for all the disasters we've track has been $are 50. you know that most people can spend $50 in a lot of different ways so it's not as if people are refinancing their house in order to give these disaster relief gifts. that's not to disparage those gifts. it's just to say that they're relatively small amounts. f
what does history tell us? >> i think there is some concern about donor fatigue for a couple of reasons. one because the economy is, you know, weaker than it has been at other times. on the other hand, we saw disaster relief giving for haiti turn out to be quite strong. quite sustained for many months. so that doesn't tell the whole story. i mean i think that's part of it. in fact, perhaps some of the haiti relief giving is part of the donor fatigue. on the other hand, i think that...
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there is a storm well to the north of us. more on that and the cooling coming over the next couple of days. look at today's highs, 90s inland. in the 70s, high 70s along the coast. there's a big drop tomorrow, at least ten degrees. more on that in a bit. >>> the time is 4:39. the cost of losing your home. see how it can weigh on more than your finances. >>> and as the president's poll numbers slide, democrats now turn to another person in the white house for help. the first lady. could the move pay off for democrats in november? >>> and check out these birds. we'll tell you where you can see these baby pink flamingos and why their p so unusual. >>> good morning. happy labor day morning. looking live at the bay bridge, not too many cars streaming across the span. mike inouye is off this morning because we expect things to be holiday light. if anything changes, we'll let you know. >>> an investigation by the british newspaper the sunday times says iran is directly funding the taliban to attack u.s. forces in afghanistan. they s
there is a storm well to the north of us. more on that and the cooling coming over the next couple of days. look at today's highs, 90s inland. in the 70s, high 70s along the coast. there's a big drop tomorrow, at least ten degrees. more on that in a bit. >>> the time is 4:39. the cost of losing your home. see how it can weigh on more than your finances. >>> and as the president's poll numbers slide, democrats now turn to another person in the white house for help. the first...
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host: economic overhaul, give us an example. caller: the tax system needs to go -- we should not be taxing people wages or labor. we should have a fair tax system, or a direct tax, like when you buy something. congress is spending way too much money. they have been way out of control for years. we need to turn the economy back to a free-market system, supply and demand and competition. host: "the boston globe," this morning, their lead talked about the kickoff of election season. three gubernatorial rivals, legislative hopefuls. frank phillips writes -- election season getting underway in massachusetts as well as across the country. on our line for democrats. caller: i would like to say that tax credits would be good. but obama can do nothing, the democrats can do nothing by themselves and i will say to the republicans are not going to help them at all. but after the 15th of september things will be much better for the democrats and they will hold on to the house and senate. host: what happens on the 15th of september? caller: i
host: economic overhaul, give us an example. caller: the tax system needs to go -- we should not be taxing people wages or labor. we should have a fair tax system, or a direct tax, like when you buy something. congress is spending way too much money. they have been way out of control for years. we need to turn the economy back to a free-market system, supply and demand and competition. host: "the boston globe," this morning, their lead talked about the kickoff of election season....